{"id":27479,"date":"2022-01-05T09:01:06","date_gmt":"2022-01-05T14:01:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mintools.com\/blog\/?p=27479"},"modified":"2026-07-18T10:08:44","modified_gmt":"2026-07-18T14:08:44","slug":"reasons-to-pray","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mintools.com\/blog\/reasons-to-pray.htm","title":{"rendered":"Reasons to Pray"},"content":{"rendered":"

We have many reasons to pray. — Why do you pray?<\/p>\n

Is it because you need something? Jesus did say, “Ask and it will be given to you” (Matt. 7:7). Perhaps you pray because you find comfort in it. That makes sense since you’re praying to the “God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our troubles” (2 Cor. 1:3-4). Maybe you pray because it’s what Christians do. Even back to the Early New Testament Church, Christ-followers devoted themselves to prayer (Acts 2:42).<\/p>\n

While we find biblical support for these reasons, some are more self-centered than God-centered. It could be that praying is more learned behavior than from the heart. So, what are some other biblical reasons for praying? What will provide us with the motivation to make prayer a continued priority<\/a>?<\/p>\n

Two Good Biblical Reasons to Pray<\/h2>\n

Commands:<\/strong><\/em> Praying is a matter of obedience to God. (Lk. 18:1; Phil. 4:6; 1 Thess. 5:17)<\/span><\/p>\n

Duty<\/em> alone might not keep us praying. If we’re out of fellowship with God, we’ll find it easier to disobey this command. And, if we do pray out of obligation, that is not going to solve the problem of keeping focused when we pray.<\/p>\n

Commitment & Cooperation:<\/strong><\/em> Praying is a matter of an undivided heart toward God seeking to come into alignment with God. (Ps. 16:1-2; Acts 2:42; Rom. 12:12; Col. 4:2)<\/span><\/p>\n

Devotion<\/em> alone might make us want to pray and might put us on the right track to a better prayer life but won\u2019t necessary bring life and energy into it.<\/p>\n

The Best Reason for Praying<\/h2>\n

Communion:<\/strong> <\/em>Praying is a matter of relationship with God. (Matt. 22:37-38; Jn. 15:5-7)<\/span><\/p>\n

Delight<\/em> in the One to whom we pray provides a motivation and passion to pray, and continue praying, that supersedes all other reasons to pray. When we pray because we delight in the Lord, duty and devotion are there but aren’t our main focus. HE is. When praying is about relationship, we enjoy communion with God so much that we keep praying even if we don’t get the responses we hoped to receive.<\/p>\n

Resources:
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\nThe Prayer Bits: Small Bits But Big Truths on Prayer Devotional Guide<\/a><\/strong> can help you go deeper into truths about prayer without taking a lot of study time.<\/p>\n

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\nThe Prayer Ministry Manual<\/strong><\/a> can help you make prayer more of a priority in your own life as well as in your church or ministry.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

We have many reasons to pray. — Why do you pray? Is it because you need something? Jesus did say, “Ask and it will be given to you” (Matt. 7:7). Perhaps you pray because you find comfort in it. That makes sense since you’re praying to the “God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our troubles” (2 Cor. 1:2-3). Maybe you pray because it’s what Christians do. Even back to the Early New Testament Church, Christ-followers devoted themselves to prayer (Acts 2:42).<\/p>\n

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